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Photoelectric smoke detectors

Scope note

Smoke detectors that work by detecting the obscuration of light by smoke.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300052775

Broader Terms used

smoke detectors

Equivalent Terms used

photoelectric smoke detector

Created

13yrs ago

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